The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 59
... afterwards to those whom he had treated rudely . Most of Johnson's sallies were quite entertaining ; for example during his first encounter with Boswell in Davies ' bookshop and later with Boswell when the latter for want of subject ...
... afterwards to those whom he had treated rudely . Most of Johnson's sallies were quite entertaining ; for example during his first encounter with Boswell in Davies ' bookshop and later with Boswell when the latter for want of subject ...
Page 80
... afterwards as a result of this departure . The former seems to me more plausible . We know that Johnson left behind in Pembroke college his library , which was quite considerable for those days ( 57 , p . 120 ) , entrusting it to a ...
... afterwards as a result of this departure . The former seems to me more plausible . We know that Johnson left behind in Pembroke college his library , which was quite considerable for those days ( 57 , p . 120 ) , entrusting it to a ...
Page 146
... afterwards rewarded by joy " . " ... the wisest schemes are broken by unexpected accidents ; the most constant perseverance sometimes toils through life without a recompense ; but labour , though unsuccessful , is more eligible than ...
... afterwards rewarded by joy " . " ... the wisest schemes are broken by unexpected accidents ; the most constant perseverance sometimes toils through life without a recompense ; but labour , though unsuccessful , is more eligible than ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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